Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 79(2)(a) of the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
2018 No. 
Tribunals And Inquiries
The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Chambers) Amendment Regulations 2018
Made 2018
Coming into force 22nd November 2018

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 20(2) of the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
2014 asp 10.
In accordance with section 11(1) of that Act, they have obtained the approval of the Lord President for the making of these Regulations and have consulted such other persons as they considered appropriate.
In accordance with section 79(2)(a) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

1 Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Chambers) Amendment Regulations 2018 and come into force on 22nd November 2018.

2 Amendment of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Chambers) Regulations 2016
1 The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Chambers) Regulations 2016 are amended as follows.
S.S.I. 2016/341.
2 In regulation 2 (chambers of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland)—
(a) at the end of paragraph (d) omit “and”; and
(b) at the end insert—

“; and
(f) the Social Security Chamber.”

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Name A member of the Scottish Government St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh Date

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Chambers) Regulations 2016, which provide for the division of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland into chambers. A new chamber is brought into being, to be known as the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Social Security Chamber.
A Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies may be obtained from the Scottish Government Social Security Directorate.